Origami Sailboats: Amazing Boats that Really Float and Sail!

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St. Martin's Publishing Group, Feb 9, 2002 - Juvenile Nonfiction - 176 pages

These boats don't just look nice on a shelf--they're made to move! Build your own fleet of Origami Sailboats that actually float and sail in water.

These step-by-step instructions offer young crafters all they need to create floating and fully functional paper folded sailboats. All of the models in this how to orgami book catch wind currents, float and retain their shape in water. Believe it or not, these paper boats hold up in water for several hours, or even several days if they're made from freezer paper or wax paper.

Whether you're an origami beginner or an experienced folder, Origami Sailboats is a great do-it-yourself arts and crafts activity for children and parents to create original origami toys and decorations.

 

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Contents

Traditional Boat
Boat
Sailboat Part Names
DoubleEnded Sailboat
Copyright

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Origami Sailboats
Lew Rozelle
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Adjust the rudder Begin with step black dot boat Boat-fold the bottom Boat-fold the lower bottom flap bottom left side Centerboard collar will form corners and unfold crease formed Double-Ended Sailboat edges and unfold existing crease flap downward Flatten the model Flatten the sail formed in step Grasp the sides hull and valley-fold inner right corners keep the sail Leeboard Lifeboat lower half lower right mountain fold point downward Rabbit-ear Repeat step 11 Reverse-fold right edge leftward rudder to point sail downward sail open sail upward Sailboat Base Sailboat Begin Sailboat Double-Ended Sailboat page 39 Side view small triangular flap step 12 step 9 Swing the sail Swivel Tabasco top and bottom top flap completely top half triangular collar triangular pockets Tuck the inner Turn the model upward and repeat Valley-fold and unfold Valley-fold the bottom Valley-fold the right Valley-fold the top Valley-fold the upper Watch the black Wind Walker

About the author (2002)

Lew Rozelle began folding paper at the age of nine and has been designing his own origami models since the 1960s. Origami Sailboats is his fourth book, following Origami in King Arthur's Court, Origami Rockets, and Origami Ornaments.

Bibliographic information

TitleOrigami Sailboats: Amazing Boats that Really Float and Sail!
AuthorLew Rozelle
PublisherSt. Martin's Publishing Group, 2002
ISBN1429963190, 9781429963190
Length176 pages
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Juvenile Nonfiction / Crafts & Hobbies
Juvenile Nonfiction / Toys, Dolls & Puppets
  
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